One Day at a Time (tv program)

When Linda Purl was growing up in Japan, where her actor parents were living, she grew up listening to — and falling in love with — the music her parents played constantly on the turntable in their home.

"They had music on most of the times," Purl says. "And we had lots of parties at the house and people would dance. The furniture, we pushed aside and people would dance to those songs. … I think that part of it was that they were looking for a taste of home. And music was one of those ways."

That connection led Purl to start her career in musical theater. But television quickly found her, and she became known for roles on "Happy Days" in the 1970s...

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